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[LoathedVermin72]

First Andromeda impressions:

Terrible character creator.

On-foot scanning is a horrible idea.

Lackluster graphics.

[ABNorman]

First Andromeda impressions:

Terrible character creator.

On-foot scanning is a horrible idea.

Lackluster graphics.

10/10

[tragabigzanda]

On-foot scanning is a horrible idea.

Yea, this scanning phenomenon that has been in Fallout 4, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and now ME:A are really unattractive to me. It's like an RPG element shoe-horned into an action/open world game in an effort to appeal to every gamer out there. It's application in Fallout 4 was fun at first, but ultimately grew tedious as I kept fighting the same types of characters. MD seems to be having fun with Horizon, so maybe it works better there?

[Monkey_Driven]

The scanning in Horizon is pretty minimal, plus it fits the story. I don't mind it all.

[LoathedVermin72]

Some of this writing is pretty embarrassing.

[Monkey_Driven]

How did EA drop the ball so much with Andromeda?

[LoathedVermin72]

How did EA drop the ball so much with Andromeda?

You answered your own question. I wish BioWare would just cut ties with them.

[Monkey_Driven]

How did EA drop the ball so much with Andromeda?

You answered your own question. I wish BioWare would just cut ties with them.

EA has some good stuff out there.

[LoathedVermin72]

They do but they have a history of rushing developers and putting money and deadlines above quality.

[BurtReynolds]

A very long history of doing that.

[tragabigzanda]

Yea, so I've read. The two recent EA experiences I have are with Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefield 1.

Battlefront was quite obviously rushed, and you had to buy at least a couple of the DLCs to feel like you had a well-rounded game. They did a good job of rolling out a new DLC every quarter, and providing updates online (after the DLC was out) about gameplay mechanics that were nerfed/buffed/changed. But they really failed in giving us any heads up that the last two DLCs would focus almost exclusively on the flying missions.

Battlefield 1 has been a very different experience. The game felt complete on day 1, and the first DLC that came out looks awesome (Premium players have had it for a week, I won't get it for another week myself). They continue to update us on nerfs/buffs/changes, but are still keeping mum on what sort of gameplay the future DLCs will include. And -- and this is quite maddening to the dedicated player base -- they are completely changing the ammo resupply system into what they call "Ammo 2.0," in which you no longer have to find a Support team mate to resupply you, but rather your ammo all resupplies passively now. So they have basically killed one player class, and are trying to turn it from a very skill-based and teamwork-based game into something that appeals to the casual gamer.

[tragabigzanda]

Kotaku's review of ME:A is up:
http://kotaku.com/mass-effect-andromeda ... 1793496930

This quote reminds me so much of Fallout 4:
The mere act of finding what actually matters in Andromeda, and figuring out in what order to complete it, reminded me of the helpless dread that comes with tackling an inbox full of email

Sorry, LV. I know you were really looking forward to this one.

[LoathedVermin72]

Actually, the game perked up for me immediately once Peebee was introduced. It has plenty of problems so far but I'm enjoying it now.

[tragabigzanda]

I liked you better when you were disappointed.

[Orpheus]

On-foot scanning is a horrible idea.

Yea, this scanning phenomenon that has been in Fallout 4, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and now ME:A are really unattractive to me. It's like an RPG element shoe-horned into an action/open world game in an effort to appeal to every gamer out there. It's application in Fallout 4 was fun at first, but ultimately grew tedious as I kept fighting the same types of characters. MD seems to be having fun with Horizon, so maybe it works better there?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is on-foot scanning?

[LoathedVermin72]

On-foot scanning is a horrible idea.

Yea, this scanning phenomenon that has been in Fallout 4, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and now ME:A are really unattractive to me. It's like an RPG element shoe-horned into an action/open world game in an effort to appeal to every gamer out there. It's application in Fallout 4 was fun at first, but ultimately grew tedious as I kept fighting the same types of characters. MD seems to be having fun with Horizon, so maybe it works better there?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is on-foot scanning?

When you have to scan objects as you're walking around during a mission.

[LoathedVermin72]

Okay, starting to fall in love with Andromeda now.

[Simple Torture]

Okay, starting to fall in love with Andromeda now.

Did you see your first boob?

[bune]

For some reason the Amiibo market for Zelda figures dropped so I ordered a bunch:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch

Nintendo amiibo-Link (Rider): Breath of the Wild

Nintendo amiibo-Link (Archer): Breath of the Wild

Sheik amiibo (Super Smash Bros Series)

Nintendo amiibo-Guardian: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo amiibo-Bokoblin: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo amiibo-Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I got each of those (yes, even the game) for $4.89 each on Amazon. I don't know what I'm going to get in the mail, but I got a shipped email and the seller says they're all new stock.

[E.H. Ruddock]

For some reason the Amiibo market for Zelda figures dropped so I ordered a bunch:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch

Nintendo amiibo-Link (Rider): Breath of the Wild

Nintendo amiibo-Link (Archer): Breath of the Wild

Sheik amiibo (Super Smash Bros Series)

Nintendo amiibo-Guardian: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo amiibo-Bokoblin: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo amiibo-Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I got each of those (yes, even the game) for $4.89 each on Amazon. I don't know what I'm going to get in the mail, but I got a shipped email and the seller says they're all new stock.

whoa, great prices